Severe Mercy, A

About the Book

Beloved, profoundly moving account of the author's marriage, the couple's search for faith and friendship with C. S. Lewis, and a spiritual strength that sustained Vanauken after his wife's untimely death.

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Critical Praise

“No brief review can do justice to the human depth of this book. It invites us to explore a beautiful dollhouse of love and to witness the destruction of a relation too exquisite to last.” — Washington Post

“Here is a book for anyone who has truly loved another person.” — Christianity Today

“[A] deep, uncompromising story about human and divine love.” — Los Angeles Times

“A towering and noble work in its own right, wrought by a real craftsman . ..” — New Oxford Review

“A gem of a book . . . delivers an extraordinary impact on the reader.” — Eternity

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